I can imagine that the process hadn't changed so much over the last four years but I'd like to say thank you for showing us how easy it is to get started. I shall continue throughout your channel and see what's gone on to today. Blessed love 💖
There is a 'most important' stamp making playlist, my methods have changed a little over the years to simplify and improve. Hope you enjoy and give it a try, it gives amazing freedom in stamps!
you explained your method of making stamps with such clarity and exactness. it was so easy to follow and understand. I learnt so much valuable information about the process. thank you so much for a wonderful video.
Hi Thank you for these great videos, can I ask if you have tried the polymer packs for stamps? i just wondered if these would be a more cost effective way? thank you
Michelle, no, I haven't, because I priced them up and it was ridiculously expensive. I have a feeling that it wasn't a very successful system. While a kg of the gel will do A LOT of stamps, you are likely to go through a pack of sachets rapidly, just getting the settings right. From comments I have read in the past, many people who ordered a system, thinking it would be fun, gave up after the first supplies ran out. What I haven't tried - but may be worth trying, is filling baggies with the gel. The main advantage of doing that would be eliminating the need for damming the liquid. It would however be a messy process unless you can get someone to help you bag it up!
Hi thank you for getting back to me. I have purchased the light.hubbie is organising the clamp and i was going to buy 1 pack of 10 a7 packs (£13 here in uk) to start me off
So cool. I’m sure this occurred to you by now, but what if you tape edges of your glass plates with black vinyl strips to minimize light seeping in plate edges (think of how fiber optics allows light to “travel” thru material and come out on the ends) The timing differences may be according to differences in dam placement, size of borders, etc.
If you watch my latest stamp making videos, you will see that I now make plastic frames to contain the gel. This makes it quick, easy and much cleaner (and no light seepage!)
what do you use to clean off all the resin...I have had a hard time getting it all off plus very sticky...I tried contacting the company that makes the resin and they told me it was almost impossible to get the background crystal clear like manufactured ones cause they use different elements when easing clean...:(
Thank you so much for sharing. I have a stampmaking kit but looked for a way to make a bit bigger stamps then the polymer packs allow. I love a challenge so I wil try this, LOL.
You may be able to get a tinted version of the polymer (I have a preference for colourless). If not, you may be able to tint it with powder pigments but it isn't something I have tried!
David, the lamp is this one www.amazon.es/LAMPARA-SECADOR-MANICURA-ESMALTE-SEPERMANENTE/dp/B00K1BMKTC?ie=UTF8&ref_=pe_386191_41384461_TE_item but I am using it with only 2 bulbs in it! It is more successful that way for me. If you use a vinyl cut out as I do, make sure it is a high grade one, the cheap thin variety let too much light through and that ruins things. If need be, contact a vinyl supplier to ask about that, I buy mine locally by the metre.
Thank you. As soon as I sent the post I watched your other video explaining the bits and pieces you need for this process, including the UV lamp. You stressed that a timer wasn't essential since the user must adjust the time to the process. I am just starting use of a vinyl cutter and had not considered using vinyl as a resist.
David Damico I use vinyl as for me, it is generally easier than trying to get a dark enough transparency. Good luck - and my channel has lots of info on plotters..
Denise, I expect the thickness of the glass may make a slight difference to the timings, or it may not be quite flat. However, the main reason I got the thicker glass cut was to avoid thin glass breaking and safety issues related to that. If you have a local window fitter like we do, the chances are there are always remnants they can cut down, as mine were.
This is a VERY old video with outdated methods. Watch my 'most important Stamp making ' playlist for more information. th-cam.com/play/PLPSUAA6eD3zqFlckmFyK-HculF1k1ybxg.html
First and foremost,many many sincere thanks for your altruism,professionalism and just plain old-fashioned consideration shown in the making and sharing of these videos (of which,so far I have read but a few).I am especially grateful for the warnings and cautions iterated and reiterated.I only wish a lot of other up-loaders of image-transfer videos had been even half so mindful of overly enthusiastic Techie Wannabe optimists like myself.I have ZERO interest in making money from stamps.Just past the big 70yrs mark I just thought it would be nice to leave something nice behind me for my three little grand-daughters and decided on etched bangles, bracelets,earrings and rings.Initially I want to try in copper and move on to fine silver as skill increases (and time allows !) Transferring Celtic designs and Indian Buddahs onto the metal was (and remains) a huge problem.I eventually had real success with cheap red "rubber" stamps and Stazon ink pads.The etching processes (I use three) are simplicity itself. I have decided to make my own stamps with Irish and Indian motifs and etch,etch,etch. Since you do not make stamps for sale (as far as I can gather) would you be so kind as to answer two questions for me. Did you ever try to use your polymer stamps to stamp onto metal with ANY type of ink ? Was the attempt successful? As you may imagine I do not want to plunge into another epic- sized project that would have little chance of success. Many thanks again and may joy attend your efforts.
Thank you for your kind comments. If I understand correctly, you wish to stamp designs onto metal so you can follow that up with etching? I have not stamped on metal (the idea had not occurred to me) but there is no reason why you should not. Your only limitation from the physical point is using a compatible ink, such as Stayzon, that will dry onto a non porous item. The stamps made with this polymer are just like the high end clear stamps sold by many manufacturers, not the cheap silicone ones. The end result is slightly flexible, tacky and picks up inks very well. I suggest you watch some of the later videos I made on this playlist, no 16 and above as I have simplified the process. You are correct, I do not sell stamps.
It can be but there is an art to finding the sweet spot for curing! There are around 30 videos in this stamp making playlist, look at the later ones (higher in number reference) and see the latest techniques.
Sweet 158 - Yes you can, if you can cut it well enough and if the design can be lifted from the cutting mat without losing bits - you can try doing that using sticky backed plastic.
th-cam.com/video/BHmsC42nIxw/w-d-xo.html Above is a link for the complete stamp making playlist, for those who have not realised there is more than one video.
OK. When cleaning, use hot water, makes it easier. I use normal dishwashing detergent. Put a bit directly on the stamp and use a nail brush or similar dipped in the hot water to carefully brush away excess. Rinse as necessary. If you see white grunge, more detergent and brushing should get rid of it. It may take several minutes. If you find you can't clear it all, you have most likely over developed the stamp. If you find you are at risk of damaging the stamped image, it is under developed but all may not be lost. Just put it under the lamp again as is for 5 - 10 seconds to harden it up. Any undeveloped liquid will have already been diluted by the hot soapy water and should come off. When you have developed the stamp as much as you can, scrub it again to clean, once fully hardened, you can't easily damage it.
+createinspain thanks I will try that...at one point i was doing hot water but it seemed like it was leaving a cloudy film on the background which also may have been because of using to much dawn soap....thanks
Can't please everyone all of the time :) The video info does say UNEDITED and REAL TIME- so that's what you got. It's not an action movie and if you lack patience, this procedure is not something you will want to do anyway because it does take time, practice and determination to get it right.
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I can imagine that the process hadn't changed so much over the last four years but I'd like to say thank you for showing us how easy it is to get started. I shall continue throughout your channel and see what's gone on to today. Blessed love 💖
There is a 'most important' stamp making playlist, my methods have changed a little over the years to simplify and improve. Hope you enjoy and give it a try, it gives amazing freedom in stamps!
Thank you! I've been dying to try this process! Won't be able to for awhile yet but someday!
While you are waiting, watch the videos in the 'most Important Stamp making videos' playlist for the latest methods...
you explained your method of making stamps with such clarity and exactness. it was so easy to follow and understand. I learnt so much valuable information about the process. thank you so much for a wonderful video.
Thank you for your appreciation! You may like to watch the newer videos in my stamp making playlist.
Thanks so much for posting this! This is something I've been wanting to try.
Thanks so much for your tutorials! I have ordered the gel which is being delivered tomorrow and I can’t wait to try out some of my own designs,
Well done! Please share where you managed to buy it so others can find it too!
Hi Thank you for these great videos, can I ask if you have tried the polymer packs for stamps? i just wondered if these would be a more cost effective way? thank you
Michelle,
no, I haven't, because I priced them up and it was ridiculously expensive. I have a feeling that it wasn't a very successful system. While a kg of the gel will do A LOT of stamps, you are likely to go through a pack of sachets rapidly, just getting the settings right. From comments I have read in the past, many people who ordered a system, thinking it would be fun, gave up after the first supplies ran out. What I haven't tried - but may be worth trying, is filling baggies with the gel. The main advantage of doing that would be eliminating the need for damming the liquid. It would however be a messy process unless you can get someone to help you bag it up!
Hi thank you for getting back to me. I have purchased the light.hubbie is organising the clamp and i was going to buy 1 pack of 10 a7 packs (£13 here in uk) to start me off
good luck! Let me know how you get on.
So cool. I’m sure this occurred to you by now, but what if you tape edges of your glass plates with black vinyl strips to minimize light seeping in plate edges (think of how fiber optics allows light to “travel” thru material and come out on the ends) The timing differences may be according to differences in dam placement, size of borders, etc.
If you watch my latest stamp making videos, you will see that I now make plastic frames to contain the gel. This makes it quick, easy and much cleaner (and no light seepage!)
what do you use to clean off all the resin...I have had a hard time getting it all off plus very sticky...I tried contacting the company that makes the resin and they told me it was almost impossible to get the background crystal clear like manufactured ones cause they use different elements when easing clean...:(
The Liquid Polymer link is not working anymore - any suggestion where to buy it...
amzn.to/3aoA7TS If not in the USA, try contacting Colop.
Thank you so much for sharing. I have a stampmaking kit but looked for a way to make a bit bigger stamps then the polymer packs allow. I love a challenge so I wil try this, LOL.
+Ingrid Oberink
Don't hesitate to get in touch if you need any help.
thank you so much, I will if it's necessary.
Hi! great Video, thanks. do you know how I can make an opaque stamp? all these polymers are translucide, any way to make them white for example?
You may be able to get a tinted version of the polymer (I have a preference for colourless). If not, you may be able to tint it with powder pigments but it isn't something I have tried!
thank you for replying!
Hello. Nice process and equipment. I have done something similar but with less success :-/ What is the UV unit you're using?
David, the lamp is this one www.amazon.es/LAMPARA-SECADOR-MANICURA-ESMALTE-SEPERMANENTE/dp/B00K1BMKTC?ie=UTF8&ref_=pe_386191_41384461_TE_item but I am using it with only 2 bulbs in it! It is more successful that way for me.
If you use a vinyl cut out as I do, make sure it is a high grade one, the cheap thin variety let too much light through and that ruins things. If need be, contact a vinyl supplier to ask about that, I buy mine locally by the metre.
Thank you. As soon as I sent the post I watched your other video explaining the bits and pieces you need for this process, including the UV lamp. You stressed that a timer wasn't essential since the user must adjust the time to the process. I am just starting use of a vinyl cutter and had not considered using vinyl as a resist.
David Damico I use vinyl as for me, it is generally easier than trying to get a dark enough transparency. Good luck - and my channel has lots of info on plotters..
For the glass, does the thickness matter? Would I be able to buy two inexpensive square pictures frames and utilize the glass from that??
Denise, I expect the thickness of the glass may make a slight difference to the timings, or it may not be quite flat. However, the main reason I got the thicker glass cut was to avoid thin glass breaking and safety issues related to that. If you have a local window fitter like we do, the chances are there are always remnants they can cut down, as mine were.
Can a thick acrylic block work?
polymer stamp not distinct. Only thiny lines shows,please advice
This is a VERY old video with outdated methods. Watch my 'most important Stamp making ' playlist for more information.
th-cam.com/play/PLPSUAA6eD3zqFlckmFyK-HculF1k1ybxg.html
First and foremost,many many sincere thanks for your altruism,professionalism and just plain old-fashioned consideration shown in the making and sharing of these videos (of which,so far I have read but a few).I am especially grateful for the warnings and cautions iterated and reiterated.I only wish a lot of other up-loaders of image-transfer videos had been even half so mindful of overly enthusiastic Techie Wannabe optimists like myself.I have ZERO interest in making money from stamps.Just past the big 70yrs mark I just thought it would be nice to leave something nice behind me for my three little grand-daughters and decided on etched bangles, bracelets,earrings and rings.Initially I want to try in copper and move on to fine silver as skill increases (and time allows !) Transferring Celtic designs and Indian Buddahs onto the metal was (and remains) a huge problem.I eventually had real success with cheap red "rubber" stamps and Stazon ink pads.The etching processes (I use three) are simplicity itself.
I have decided to make my own stamps with Irish and Indian motifs and etch,etch,etch.
Since you do not make stamps for sale (as far as I can gather) would you be so kind as to answer two questions for me.
Did you ever try to use your polymer stamps to stamp onto metal with ANY type of ink ?
Was the attempt successful?
As you may imagine I do not want to plunge into another epic- sized project that would have little chance of success.
Many thanks again and may joy attend your efforts.
Thank you for your kind comments. If I understand correctly, you wish to stamp designs onto metal so you can follow that up with etching? I have not stamped on metal (the idea had not occurred to me) but there is no reason why you should not. Your only limitation from the physical point is using a compatible ink, such as Stayzon, that will dry onto a non porous item. The stamps made with this polymer are just like the high end clear stamps sold by many manufacturers, not the cheap silicone ones. The end result is slightly flexible, tacky and picks up inks very well. I suggest you watch some of the later videos I made on this playlist, no 16 and above as I have simplified the process. You are correct, I do not sell stamps.
amazing... Because it uses light its amazingly detailed i bet.
damn i thought it was special getting a love heart... but everyone gets one, drat.
It can be but there is an art to finding the sweet spot for curing! There are around 30 videos in this stamp making playlist, look at the later ones (higher in number reference) and see the latest techniques.
yes of course, id think that.
What is the liquid photo gel called
Jan, the link was included in the info box, but here it is again-
createinspain.blogspot.com.es/2016/02/photo-polymer-stamp-making-details.html
hi. silly question, but wondering if you could of cut the sentiment with black construction paper instead of vinyl? thank you!
Sweet 158 - Yes you can, if you can cut it well enough and if the design can be lifted from the cutting mat without losing bits - you can try doing that using sticky backed plastic.
Sweet 158 - please see latest video
th-cam.com/video/nwL1yksP3RI/w-d-xo.html
wow enjoyed watching but not sure I want to get in to it!
Hello I was wondering what brand photopolymer gel you use
It's made by Colop. There is a video on supplies.
thank you so much for sharing!!
thank you
I’m in South Africa. Got it from Colop.
Yay! Dealing with Colop seems to depend on what country you are in!
th-cam.com/video/BHmsC42nIxw/w-d-xo.html
Above is a link for the complete stamp making playlist, for those who have not realised there is more than one video.
great
I meant when cleaning
OK. When cleaning, use hot water, makes it easier. I use normal dishwashing detergent. Put a bit directly on the stamp and use a nail brush or similar dipped in the hot water to carefully brush away excess. Rinse as necessary. If you see white grunge, more detergent and brushing should get rid of it. It may take several minutes. If you find you can't clear it all, you have most likely over developed the stamp. If you find you are at risk of damaging the stamped image, it is under developed but all may not be lost. Just put it under the lamp again as is for 5 - 10 seconds to harden it up. Any undeveloped liquid will have already been diluted by the hot soapy water and should come off. When you have developed the stamp as much as you can, scrub it again to clean, once fully hardened, you can't easily damage it.
+createinspain thanks I will try that...at one point i was doing hot water but it seemed like it was leaving a cloudy film on the background which also may have been because of using to much dawn soap....thanks
Too much taking and slow action...sorry Im very impatient....c
Can't please everyone all of the time :) The video info does say UNEDITED and REAL TIME- so that's what you got. It's not an action movie and if you lack patience, this procedure is not something you will want to do anyway because it does take time, practice and determination to get it right.